AUDIO MASTER M7 USB, M4 USB User Manual

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AUDIO MASTER

M7 USB
M4 USB

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION:

WARNIN G:

To reduce th e risk of e lectrica l shock, do not r emove
the cover (o r back). No us er serviceabl e parts insi de;
refer servic ing to qualified per sonnel.

To redu ce the ri sk of fir e or elec trica l shock , do not
Expos e this app liance to rain or moi sture.

This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts
you to th e pres ence o f unin sula ted
dangerous voltage inside the enclosure

- voltag e that may be su fficient to
const itute a ris k of shock.

This symbol, wher ever it appears, ale rts
you to the im porta nt operating an d
ma in te na nc e in st ru ct io ns in t he
ac com pa nyi ng li ter atu re . Rea d the
manual.

CAUTION

RISH OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DONOT OPEN

DETAILE D SAFETY INSTRUCTI ONS:

Retain Instruction s:

Hee d Warni ngs :

Follo w instr uctions:

Wate r and Moi sture :

Venti latio n:

Heat:

Powe r Source :

Grou nding or Po lariza tion:

Power -Cord Prote ction:

Clea ning:

Non-u se Periods:

Obje ct and Liquid En ty:

Damage Requ iring Service:

Ser vic ing :

All the sa fety and oper ation instr uctions sho uld be read befo re the applia nce is ope rated.

The safe ty and operatin g inst ructi ons should be reta ined for futur e refer ence.

All war nings on the app liance and in th e opera ting instr uctio ns should be adh ered to.

All ope ration and use r instruct ions sh ould be follow ed.

The appl iance should no t be used near wa ter (e.g. near a bath tub, washbow l, kitchen sink , laundr y tub, in a wet
bas eme nt, or n ear a swim ming poo l etc. ).

The appl iance should be si tuate d so that its lo cation or positi on does not interf ere with its prope r ventil aton.For
examp le, the applianc e shoul d not be situ ated on a bed, sofa rug, or si milar surface th at may block the
venti lation openin gs:or placed in a bui lt-in instal latio n, such as a bookcase or ca binet that may impe de the
flow of air thro ugh the ventilati on openings.

The appl iance should be si tuated away fro m heat sou rces such as radi ators , heat reg isters, stov es or other
appli ances (inclu ding amplifi ers) that produ ce heat.

The appl iance should be co nnected to a power su pply only of the type d escri bed in the operati ng instructi ons
or as marke d on the appl iance.

Preca ution s should be ta ken so that the ground ing or polariza tion mea ns of an appliance is not de feated.

Power su pply cords shou ld be routed so that th ey are not likely to be wa lded on or pinched by it ems placed
upon or aga inst them, payi ng particula r atten tion to cords and plu gs, convenie nce receptacl es and the point
where th ey exit from the app lianc e.

The appl iance should be cle aned only as recom mended by the manu factu rer.

The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outle t when left unused for a long period of time.

Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.

The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:

-the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged;or

-objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the appliance or

-the appliance has been exposed to rain; or

-the appliance does not appear to operate normal ly or exhibits a marked change in performance;o r

-the applia nce has been dropped, or the enclosur e damaged.

The user should not attemp t to service the applian ce beyond that which is descri bed in the Operating Inst ructions.
All other se rvicin g should be re ferred to qu alifie d servic e person nel.

M4 USB / M7 USB SERIES Mixer wiring diagram

Electri c
Guitar

Bass
Guitar

D1100

F1220A

B212D

HPS5000

XM1800S

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7 Channel Mixer 5 XLR Balanced Mic / Line -1 Stereo Line (M7 USB)

4 Channel Mixer 2 XLR Balanced Mic / Line -1 Stereo Line (M4 USB)

Individual Gain, Bass, Mid, High,Aux, Pan Controls

Built in Effect Processor

Stereo RCA Outputs for Recording

TRS Jack Outs

Main Slide Control (L+R), Phones

Individual Echo, Peak LEDs on each inputs

Phantom with LED for condenser mics

Channel Slides for smooth operation

5 inserts for Microphones (M7 USB)

2 inserts for Microphones (M4 USB)

6 x 2 Segment LED Level meter

Delay, repeat, Effect Send & AUX Controls

Congratulations on your purchase of a F Series Compact Professional Live

Mixer by Proton Audio. Please take some time to carefully read the below

instructions to get the optimum of your mixer.

PLEASE READ BEFORE USING APPLIANCE, IMPORTANT WARNING & SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS!

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC AL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN!

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TYPICAL CONNECTION DIAGRAM

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4. SPECIFICATIONS

INPUT CHANNELS 1 through 5

Mic input

Line input

Frequency response
Gain range
SNR

Frequncy response
Gain range
SNR

STEREO CHANNELS

3 BAND EQUALIZER

MAIN MIX

POW ER SUP PLY

Frequency response

Gain range

SNR

LOW

MID

HI

Main Outputs

AUX Send

EFF Send

Tape O ut

Phones Outpu t

US A /C a na de 1 20 V~, 60 H z ,
U. K ./ A us tra li a 240 V ~, 50 H z,
Eu r op e 230 V ~, 50 H z,
Ja p an 100 V~ ,50 - 60 Hz,
Ch i na 220 V~ ,50 - 60 Hz,

electronically balanced,discrete input configuration
10 Hz to 200 kHz
+14 dB to +60 dB

120 dB E.I.N.
electronically balanced

10 Hz to 130 kHz

-6 dB to +38 dB

95 dB E.I.N.

10 Hz to 70 kHz

Line: -8 to +15 dB / Mic: +13 to +60 dB

Line: -96 dB / Mic: 104dB E.I.N.

50 Hz, +/- 15 dB

700 Hz, +/- 15 dB

10 kHz, +/- 15 dB

+28 dBu balanc ed /+22 dBu unbal anced

+22 dBu unbala nced

+22 dBu unbala nced

+22 dBu unbala nced

+15 dBu / 150

Dim en si on s

Wei gh t

(H X W X D)m m
4ch an na l
7ch an na l

3 05 X 24 0 X5 0
4 20 X 19 5 X5 0

4ch an na l
7ch an na l

3 . 2 k g
3 . 6 k g

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PROFESSIONAL 4 / 7 - channel mixing console and Aux paths plus effects processor

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4/7-channel mixing console with two sereo channels and a separate stereo tape

channel

Separate input JACK controls for mic and line inputs roall mono channels

XLR mic connectors on all mono channels

Low-noise,discrete mic preamplifiers on all microphone inputs

Dedicated inserts on all mono channels

Balanced 1/4 " stero jacks and balance controls on all stereo channels

Separate stereo tape channel with 1/4 " and RCA jacks

Stereo output for recording applications
English musical active 3-babd EQ on all seven channels

AUX and effects paths as well as separate gain controls on all channels

High-grade-sealed faders and potentiometers made by taiwan

Insert option for extemal effects devices

AUX Send and EFF Send controls in the main section for optimal level adjustment

Headphones output with dedicated volime control

Built-in +48V phantom power for condenser mics

Extremely rugged construction ensures long life even under the most demanding conditions

1.4/7 professional mixer instructions

Use this balanced XLR jack to connecta microphone to the machine

(applies to channels 1 through 5)

The phantom powe r required for co ndenser mies can be activated with swi tch .

The INSERT jack allows you to insert, for example,

a compressor or equalizer in the mono channels.

Channels 1 through 5 feature an addditional

LINE input on a balanced 1/4 " jack.

The co ntrol det erm ine s the ch annels in put ga in, b oth fo r a micr oph one

Use t he co nt ro l to ad ju st th e si gnal s po sitio n on th e st ereo ba si s.

You r m ach i ne c om es wi th a 3 - ba nd equ ali z er, t h e H I co ntr o l g o ve ms

an ge f r equ enc ies, a nd t h e c o ntr ol a l l ow s yo u t o ra ise o r l o w er t h e g a in
of th e bas s ra ng e.

Us e t h e c ont r ol to det erm ine th e cha nne l v olu me se nt to th e

mi x i s z e ro.

mi x b us. W hen s et fu lly t o t he le ft, t h e ch ann el vo l um e in th e

Th e fa der a dj usts t h e vo lum e of th e co r re s pon di ng ch an n el

Th e co nt ro l adj us ts t he e ffec ts v ol um e for t he c or res po nd in g cha nn el .

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th e h igh f req u en cy ra nge , t h e c ont r ol c an be us ed to bo ost / cut th e m idr

connec te d vi a th e ja ck a nd f or o th er s ig nal sou rc es c on ne ct ed t o th e 1/ 4 ja ck .

LOW

MID

PAN

XL R

GAIN MIC

AU XAU X

CHAN NEL

EF F

5

6

7

8

9

1

2

3

3

MIC

INSERT LINE

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20

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GAIN

HIGH

MID

LOW

PEAK

C H 1

PAN

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L R0-15 +15

0

-15 +15

0

-15 +15

0 10

AUX

EFF

5

0 10

5

+dB
10

5

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3. WARRAN TY

1 WARRANTY CARD / ONLINE REGISTRATION

To be prote cted by th e extend ed warra nty, the buy er must

complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days

of the date of purchase to our company

the conditions stipulated.

will void any

extended warranty claims.

2 WARRANTY

1. wa rrant s the mec hani cal and e lectr onic c ompon ents of

this product to be free of defects in materi al and wordmanship

for a period of one (1) year from the ori ginal date of purchase,

in accordance with the warr anty regulations describe d below.

If the product shows any defects whthin the specified warranty

period that are not due to normal wear and tear and/or improper

handling by the user, out compa ny shall, at its sole discretion,

either rep air or replace the produ ct.

2. If the warranty claim proves to be justified, the product will be

returned to the user freight prepaid.

3. Warranty claims other than those indicated above are expressly

excluded.

3 WARRANTY REGULATIONS

2. If the prod uct needs to be mod ified or adapt ed in order to

comply with applicable technical or safety standards on a national

or local level, in any country whic h is not the country for which

the produc t was originally de veloped and manuf actured, this

modi ficati on/ada ptatio n shall not b e consid ered a defe ct in

mater ials or worl manship . The warrant y does not cove r any

such modi fication/ adaptatio n, irres pectiv e of whether it was

carri ed out proper ly or not. Under th e terms of this wa rranty,

our company shall not be held responsible for any cost resulting

from such a modification/adaptation.

3. Free inspections and maintenance/repair work are expressly

escluded from this warranty, in particular, if caused by improper

handling of the product by the user.

This also appl ies to defects caused by norm al wear and tear, in

particul ar, of faders poten tiometers keys/but tons and similar
parts.

4. Damages/defects caused by the following conditions are not

covered by this warranty:

misuse, neglect or failure to operate the unit in compliance

with the instructions given in our company user or service

manuals.

connection or operation of the unit in any way that does not

comply with the technical or safety regulations applicable in

the country where the product is used.

damag es /defect s caused by fo rce majeur e or qny other

condi tion that is b eyond the con trol of our co mpany.

5. Any repair or opening of the unit carried out by unauthorized

Personnel (user included) will void the warranty.

6. If an inspection of the product by our company shows that the

defect in question is not covered by the warranty, the inspection

costs are payable by the customer.

7.Products which do not meet the terms of this warranty will be

repaired exclusively at the buyer s expense.our company will

inform the buyer of any such circumstance. If the buyer fails to

submit a written repair order within 6 weeks after notification,

our company will return the unit C.O.D.with a separate invoice

for freight and packing.Such costs will also be invoiced

separately when the buyer has sent in a written repair order.

4 OTHER WARRANTY RIGHTS AND NATIONAL LAW

1. This warranty does not exclude or limit the buyer s statutory

rights pr ovided by natio nal law, in particu lar,any such righ ts

agains t the seller that aris e from a legally effec tive purchas e

contract.

2. The warranty regulations mentioned herein are applicable

unless they constitute an infringement of national warranty law.

1. Warr anty se rvices w ill be fu rnishe d only if t he produ ct is

accomp anied by a copy of the ori ginal retail de aler s invoice.

Any p roduc t deem ed eli gible f or rep air or re plac ement b y

our company under the terms of this warranty will be repaired or

replaced within 30 days of receipt of the product at our company.

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5

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Use t he jack s to c onn ect, fo r ex amp le, a tap e de ck fo r

rec ordin g ap pli catio ns.

The j acks ( on ster eo RCA ) al low fo r the co nne ctio n of
pla y-ba ck dev ices s uch as C D play ers, e tc.

These a re the two balan ced inputs on 1/4 " ja cks for the left a nd

righ t sides o f the ster eo chann els, whi ch can be us ed in para llel to th e

mic roph one in puts.

TAPE OUT

TAP E IN

LI NE

Use the ja ck to conn ect a commerci ally availa ble pair of head phon es.

can be use d t o driv e, e.g. a power am plifier.

The co nnecto r prov ides the mo nitor si gna l of you r mac hin e,

for ex ampl e, to contro l a moni tor ampli fier o r acti ve monitor s peaker.

Use this swit ch to activa te the phant om power req uired for con denser

micro phones.
Th is is u sed f or a dju st ing t he t ime i nter val o f ech o rep ea t. The mi ddle

po siti on po si tion ( 5) ma y be mo st eff ect iv e

Connec t the connecto r t o the input of an extem al effects dev ice.

The reads the output level of your machine

. Make sure that the two Clip s won t light up.

This is used f or a dj us ti ng f re quency of e ch o re pe at .

Si nc e t oo m u ch e c ho r e pe at ma y c au se a ho w l.

Plea se adjust frequency properly.

Thes e are the ba lanced 1/4 " jack of yo ur machine th at

PHONES

MAIN OUTPUTS

AUX SEND

EFF SEND

LEVE L DISPLAY

LED

PHON ES

The contr ol govems the headphon es volume.

The con tr ol a dj us ts t he v ol um e level of the

signal pr ov id ed a t co nn ec to r .

th at ia se n t to an ex t er n al ef fec ts dev ice v i a c on n ect or

Thu s, yo uca ndriv e all t ype s of effec ts de vic es with out a ny
ris k of di stortio n.

level of your machine.

Th e c on t ro l a l lo w s you t o a d ju s t the l e vel

AUX SEN D

AUX

EFF SEND

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14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

10

9

MASTER

Use the fader to set the overall volum e

5

0 10

STL STR

11

10

12

REC

L R

L R

IN

TAPE TAPE

3 4

10

11

12

L MAIN R

PHONES

AUX OUT

EFFECT

+48V

PHANTOM

POWER

CLIP

+6

0

-6

-24

5

0 10

5

0 10

PHONES

AUX

EFF

REP

DELAY

M A I N

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0 1050 10

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, in accordance

with

3. Failure to return the card in due time(date as per postmark)

2. WIRING

Unbala nced use of
mono 1/4 j ack plugs

Tip =
Signal

Sleeve =
Ground /Shield

Tip

Sleeve

Strain rel ief clamp

Tip =
Hot(+v e)

Ring=
Cold(-ve)

Sleeve=
Ground/ Shield

stere o jack plu gs

Balanc ed use of

Tip

Strain r elief cla mp

For connection of balanced and
unbalancad plugs, ring and sleeve have
to be bridged at the stero plug.

Ring
Sleeve

Balance d use with XLR connector s

1 = Grou nd/ Shle ld
2 = hot (+v e)
3 = cold (- ve)

Input

Output

For u nbal ance d use pi n 1 and p in 3 hav e to be b ridg ed

Fig. 2.1: Various connector types

1

2

3

1

2

3

Insert Send & Return

He ad phon es 1/4 co nn ecto r

Tip=
Send (o ut)

Ri ng =
Re tum (i n)

Sl ee ve=
Gr oun d/S hie ld

Tip

Strai n relief cla mp

Connect the insert send with the input and the
insert retum with the output of the effects device.

Ring

Sleeve

Tip

Strai n Relief Cla mp

Ring

Sleeve

Tip=
Left Signal

Ri ng =

Sl ee ve=

Rig ht Sign al

Gr oun d/S hie ld

Fig. 2.2: Wiri ng diagra m of insert cable an d headpho nes plug

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Mp 3 m o d u l e function

A? U S B insert

B? T h e power indicato r

C? P l a y or pause and s t a t i o n program auto- s e a r c h
*(Witho u t U d i sk, press the pl a y b u tton again,

au t o m a t i cally find the B l u e t o o th player, press
Ex i t / Stop Bluetooth P l a y e r ) (This functio n
wo r k s o nly for Blueto o t h p l a y er)

D? S e l e ct play next so n g

E? S e l e ct playing las t s o n g

Po w e r s w i t ch:check all ci n e c t i o n s correct,and

A C I N j ac k

tu r n o n p ower

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Power

USBUSBUSB

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B

C

D

E

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